Von der Modepuppe zum Mannequin und zurück. Weibliches Selbstverständnis zwischen (Re)Präsentation und Individualität

This article traces the evolution of the fashion doll to the living mannequin, illuminating the symbolic flip side of a female uniformity that is still valid today. In current parlance, fashion dolls are fashion victims; overly concerned with their appearance and often ridiculed. The origin of the doll narrative are so-called Pandora dolls, which instructed ladies of European royal houses about the latest fashion trends since the 17th century. Their mission turned out to be disastrous, as their function as a stiff presentation model was reassigned directly to the human wearer of the fine dresses. The doll-like type of woman criticized by reform movements around 1900 forms - metaphor and reality at the same time - the central reference